Citrix Administrator

Sopra Steria USA; Katowice; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an experienced Citrix Administrator in Katowice, Poland, to join their international team. The position focuses on managing and supporting Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops across both on-premises and Cloud environments for a Norwegian client. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in application lifecycle management, security compliance, and advanced troubleshooting abilities. The role offers ample development opportunities and a variety of benefits, promoting a collaborative and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Health insurance

Educational platforms

Referral bonus

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Support and maintain Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops across on‑premises and Citrix Cloud environments.
• Handle application lifecycle, including packaging, deployment, updates, and retirement.
• Implement and maintain access policies and security measures.

Responsibilities

• Support and operate Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.
• Oversee application lifecycle across Citrix platforms.
• Deliver 2nd/3rd line troubleshooting and documentation.

Skills

Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops

Application Lifecycle Management

Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Integration

Advanced Support & Automation

Education

Citrix certifications

ITIL® 4 Foundation

Tools

Citrix Cloud Platforms

Active Directory

StoreFront

Job description

Company Description

Sopra Steria is one of the largest players in the tech industry in Europe, known for its consulting, digital services and software development. We operate in nearly 30 countries in the world, hiring more than 55,000 employees.

The Polish branch, as the Global Delivery Center, operates in Katowice since 2007 and has been growing ever since. Currently, our team consists of around 1,000 specialists.

Within the Digital Platform Services department, our teams specialize in areas such as cloud, operating systems, virtualization, databases, backup or storage, as well as networking and security. We also have 1st line support consultants who speak French and English, but also Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and German.

The Application Services department is responsible for areas such as software development, data engineering, testing services, CRM, ITSM and ERP platform integrations, as well as application management for customers in Scandinavia, Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Citrix Administrator to join Sopra Steria Polska foreign team that cooperates with one of our Norwegian clients.

We are seeking a hands‑on technician with strong skills in modern Citrix virtual desktop environments. You will operate and improve Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops across on‑premises and Citrix Cloud platforms, ensuring stable, secure and high‑performing virtual desktops and applications for enterprise users.

Responsibilities:

• Citrix Virtual Desktop Operations: Support and operate Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops across on‑premises and Citrix Cloud environments, including image lifecycle, session performance, published apps/desktops and user profiles.
• Application lifecycle: Handle the complete application lifecycle across Citrix platforms — packaging, deployment, updates and retirement.
• Access, security and compliance: Oversee that access layers, policies, profiles and core security protections are correctly implemented and maintained across environments.
• Infrastructure Integration: Work with supporting services such as Active Directory, Entra ID, Group Policy, Delivery Controllers, StoreFront and Citrix Gateway, load balancing, networking and monitoring to deliver a stable and performant Citrix platform across cloud and on‑prem.
• Advanced support: Deliver 2nd/3rd line troubleshooting, performing diagnostics and root cause analysis, and contribute to shift‑left by enabling support teams with knowledge and clear documentation.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and drive improvement opportunities across environments, streamline operational workflows and support standardisation through automation and smarter configurations.

Tech stack on the project:

• Citrix
• Citrix Virtual Apps, Desktops
• Citrix Cloud Platforms

Qualifications

Must have requirements:

• Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops – Support and maintain on‑premises and Citrix Cloud environments, including image management, session performance, and user profiles.
• Application Lifecycle – Packaging, deployment, updates, and retirement of applications within the Citrix ecosystem.
• Security & Compliance – Implement and maintain access policies, profiles, and security measures.
• Infrastructure Integration – Knowledge of AD, Entra ID, GPO, StoreFront, Citrix Gateway, load balancing, and monitoring.
• Advanced Support & Automation – Troubleshooting (2nd/3rd line), documentation, automation, and continuous improvements.

Nice to have requirements

• CC‑VAD-CC: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service on Citrix Cloud
• CCA‑V: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop Administration
• SC‑900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
• MS‑102: Microsoft 365 Administrator Associate
• Packaging / Automation / Advanced Skills
• Citrix certifications
• Certified Application Packaging Specialist (CAPS)
• MD‑102: Endpoint Administrator Associate
• ITIL® 4 Foundation

Other requirements

• Collaborative & curious: Shares knowledge, strengthens the team and stays eager to learn.
• Distributed‑thinking: Understands layered systems and follows issues end‑to‑end.
• Precision & stability‑focus: Makes careful, standards‑based decisions that protect reliability.

Additional Information

What we offer: • BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, languages learning platform, referral bonus, copyrights, life insurance, workation • DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (UoP and B2B): certifications (paid by the company), conferences, Tech Lunches, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud)

The recruitment process for this position consists of two stages: • a short phone call with a recruiter (30 min max) • one‑hour long interview on Teams (with both general and technical questions)

Salary range:

All information about salary range and its additional components will be provided during 1st stage of recruitment process.

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.